<p>One question: What do I write on the application if my parent attended more than one graduate school? It only provides space for one school. </p>
<p>Does anyone else have an answer to this?</p>
<p>Regarding recommendations, does different subject teachers mean teachers from completely different subject categories, such as science vs. english? Or does different subjects in the same category like chemistry vs. biology (both are science classes) count?
What I’m basically asking is that can we use recommendations from teachers that teach similar but different classes, such as chemistry and biology even though they are both science classes?</p>
<p>^ That’s mostly fine. Just keep in mind the schools you’re trying to apply to. MIT wouldn’t allow two science teacher recommendations.</p>
<p>So, on the application it says to list your adjusted gross income, not your gross annual.</p>
<p>My adjusted gross income is only $2,160… I’m not sure if they’ll believe me. Do we have to fax in copies of certain tax forms for confirmation or something? I’m a little worried they’ll think I’m not being honest.</p>
<p>do we have to fax stuff 48 hours before the deadline because it takes time to process? is it possible to submit the application if faxed stuff hasn’t been received yet?</p>
<p>blackbearies, I like your user name. I also don’t think QB will think you are being dishonest. They know you will have to furnish financial documents such as the CSS Profile and copies of your family’s tax return directly to the colleges to which you’re applying. There is no incentive for anyone to be dishonest. </p>
<p>Luminouzz, I’ve answered your question elsewhere.</p>
<p>Hi all, I’m a mom of a student who was a QB finalist last year. I want to let you know that doing the QB process was very helpful for my student to organize her thoughts about college and her goals. That said, I do have a few recommendations. Although my child was a QB Finalist, she did not get a Match nor was she accepted into any of the schools she applied to using a QB application. She was accepted at other prestigious schools that were not through the QB application. She applied to most using QB to save us the application fees, which are high.</p>
<p>Her stats were not the problem, all fine there. We are a Caucasian family who live in suburban neighborhood. Not the first in family to go to college. I went to college and 2 siblings too. Our financials qualify for a full ride (well under 60K per year)</p>
<p>So why? All I can surmise is that using the QB app made my student’s college application NOT 'need blind" and flagged her as a definite ‘financial aid’ student. In the current economy, this is not a good flag; endowments are down. This left her wait listed at some ‘lesser’ schools and rejected by the rest. Yet she was accepted into an Ivy that she applied to outside of the QB process</p>
<p>So, yes use QB, try all avenues and I hope you get a match! But if you are not an ethnic minority and if fam members have attended college, if you do not get a match, then apply to your colleges through regular decision (RD) outside of the QB process so you have a truly need-blind application process. </p>
<p>Best of success to you all!</p>
<p>I have a question:</p>
<p>My family’s adjusted gross income is definitely under the 60k mark (well, my mom’s since my parents are divorced), but we also own a home and two rental properties. Their combined value is about 318k. My mom also has a masters degree. Should I even bother with applying? I don’t want to stress myself out trying to finish these essays. I know I’m not going to be matched; I’m just aiming to be a finalist.</p>
<p>I have a totally different outlook from momsaa on the process. In the dueling anecdotes column 
a QB finalist I know chose not to put down their minority background, had parents with college degrees including a masters, and put down that they were a QB finalist on all their applications. The admissions results were acceptances at all their schools, including several ivies, with the exception of one waitlist. </p>
<p>I think it is really important to remember that the QB partner schools are voluntarily choosing to participate in the process because they want to enroll more lower-income students. I also think it is helpful to for admissions officers to know you haven’t had a ton of financial resources at your disposal when they are evaluating your accomplishments. </p>
<p>I also think none of you should count on being accepted to a QB partner. Always have an alternative plan of a financial safety school you can attend such as a state flagship or community college.</p>
<p>nne718, I thought I posted an response to your question, but it seems to have vanished. If two posts pop up, that’s why. Anyway, I don’t think your question is one anyone here can answer. You could email QB, explain your situation and ask them. Or you could go ahead with the QB app, realizing it has some essay prompts in common with the Common App, and by completing it you are getting a head start on all your college apps.</p>
<p>Do we need to fax the transcript/scores or is that the responsibility of the counselor?</p>
<p>This is a good process and it will help your college applications in general. Yes, it will stress you out- you will have to have your essays ready before any of your teachers may even be talking about writing essays in senior English! But if you do become a finalist, you will be able to chose what you do next- you can apply via QB to some schools, apply independently RD, try for a match, or all of the above. All avenues are open - that is a good thing.</p>
<p>A few other things - the result of an applicant’s efforts may be skewed by geography. We are in the NE near a major city. Sooo many applicants to fine colleges in general from this area, schools are not specifically searching for another suburban kid even though my student had a very compelling personal story and I am a single mom. </p>
<p>If you do become a finalist please note that if you elect to forward your QB app to schools, they may not see your ‘best’ essays. In other words, many of the QB questions are short answer and the essays have a more restricted word count than the RD Common App essays. So you can always decide to submit the common app later for some schools if you feel you can offer better essays that way.</p>
<p>There are also quite a few schools that still give Merit scholarships. The school guidance counselor knew nothing about this but they are out there - we have several friends with full rides for academics alone. Yes, they are exceptional kids but a good number were accepted into honors programs at different schools.</p>
<p>Try to enjoy your senior year. With APs and applications, you can lost sight that there is **not **one perfect college for you - there are many. Keep believing that ultimately you WILL wind up in the best college scenario for you - it will happen! The QB process can help you get into this mindset. I just want applicants to have their eyes open and recognize all their options.</p>
<p>Great post, momsaa. I wholeheartedly agree it is important not to fall into the one perfect school trap. You bring up another good point with mentioning geographic diversity. One of the longterm posters here, carolyn, has an admissions blog where she says to “think like a marketer.” Look at yourself and your situation and assess what you can bring to the table that would make you an asset to particular schools. If you’re in the NE, a southern or midwestern school may really jump at the chance to admit you. Some schools tend to attract more guys or girls so a guy applying to Vassar or a girl applying to Harvey Mudd may be better off than a comparable member of the opposite sex. </p>
<p>CoyoteBringsFire, the answer to your question is found on the transcript and test scores fax cover sheet: “Along with this cover sheet, please fax the above students official transcript and standardized test scores. Please fax these documents from the counseling office at your school so that we are able to verify the authenticity of the faxs origin should there be any question.”</p>
<p>But do we deliver that cover sheet to the counselor? Or do they have a copy available?</p>
<p>I believe we provide that for the counselor (along with the School Profile Cover Sheet). I would assume so as the form is available for us to print; why else would we be able to see it if it was for the counselor to print on his/her own?</p>
<p>I just thought I’d ask here in case someone had an anecdote. I have so much on my plate for these two weeks, so I’d rather get this application off of it if I don’t qualify anyway. I’ll go ahead and contact them.</p>
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<p>I think that it’s so that we HAVE to approach those who are recommending us so that we can start a conversation-so that we have a higher chance of having a strong letter of rec :)</p>
<p>So my teacher submitted his teacher recommendation but it’s not showing up as “completed” in my student profile, rather as “not started.” He said that he submitted it a week ago…?</p>
<p>3coolcats, I think my teacher(s) may have started it, if not finished it as well, but it also says “not started” for me.</p>
<p>About how long does it take the teacher and counselor to write a recommendation? I have pretty much everything done but that.</p>